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Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Delhi: Sarita Vihar flyover to be repaired, hit traffic
The Public Works Department (PWD) is set to resume repair work on the Sarita Vihar flyover from Friday, partially shutting it until August 8, which is likely to affect traffic flow from southeast Delhi, Noida and Faridabad, with the traffic police giving clearances and announcing traffic curbs and alternative routes for motorists. Sarita Vihar flyover. (HT Archive) The carriageway from Badarpur to Ashram will now be shut for repairs, PWD officials said, adding that they started the long-pending repair work in October 2024, but paused it midway due to rising pollution levels and subsequent enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) to mitigate dust in Delhi-NCR. Traffic Police said they have made all necessary arrangements and deployed at least 50 additional staffers at the flyover to regulate traffic flow. 'The work had stopped due to the election, model code of conduct and some weather conditions. Then fresh permissions were sought for traffic restrictions before starting work,' a PWD official said. The Sarita Vihar flyover, which connects Delhi with Noida in Uttar Pradesh, Faridabad in Haryana and pockets of southeast Delhi, will undergo its first major repair in 24 years. The flyover is located on the Mathura Road. PWD had announced it would undertake repairs in 2023, but work has been delayed multiple times over the past two years due to a multitude of issues, such as untimely publication of traffic diversion advertisements in newspapers leading to withdrawal of clearance from traffic police, Lok Sabha elections, Kawar Yatra and rising pollution. After pausing work last October, PWD shut parts of the flyover for repair work. The first phase of the repairs is complete, said PWD officials, citing repairs on the carriageway from Ashram to Badarpur. Alternative routes announced According to information shared by the traffic police, people travelling from Badarpur in southeast Delhi to south Delhi and onwards to Faridabad, will face traffic congestion near Mathura Road. A senior police officer said that hour-long jams may be recorded in areas of Sarita Vihar, New Friends Colony, Okhla, and Govindpuri. In an advisory, the Delhi Traffic Police said that the carriageway from Badarpur to Ashram will remain closed and asked commuters to avoid the affected stretch. The police said, 'Vehicles moving from Badarpur border and heading towards Ashram via Mathura Road may use two alternate routes.' Commuters from Badarpur border can use the MB Road to move towards Pul Prahladpur and Lal Kuan, and then make a right towards Maa Anandmai Marg, Crowne Plaza, Govindpuri, and further use the Modi Mill flyover to reach the Mathura Road and then Ashram. The police said that besides, commuters can also use the slip road adjacent to the Sarita Vihar flyover, turn left for Okhla, move towards Crowne Plaza and onwards to Govindpuri, where they can turn right towards the Modi Mill flyover to reach Mathura Road. Traffic officials said movement of heavy and commercial vehicles on Mathura Road from Badarpur towards Sarita Vihar flyover will be restricted. Motorists have been facing traffic woes in and around Kalindi Kunj, Mathura Road and Sarita Vihar due to curbs imposed for the Kanwar Yatra over the past week. The repair work will further exacerbate motoring issues for two more weeks. Ananya Sen, 29, who works near Moolchand Hospital, said, 'We have already been facing problems because of the Kanwar route. I have to go to Sarita Vihar and there's absolutely no traffic management by the police. This is going to be the same as when government was repairing Chilla flyover. We will have to suffer 1-2 hours waiting in cars or autos...'
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Flyover connecting Delhi, Noida to undergo major repair today, traffic to be hit
The Public Works Department (PWD) is set to resume repair work on the Sarita Vihar flyover from Friday, partially shutting it until August 8, which is likely to affect traffic flow from southeast Delhi, Noida and Faridabad, with the traffic police giving clearances and announcing traffic curbs and alternative routes for motorists. People travelling from Badarpur in southeast Delhi to south Delhi and onwards to Faridabad, will face traffic congestion near Mathura Road.(PTI/Representational) The carriageway from Badarpur to Ashram will now be shut for repairs, PWD officials said, adding that they started the long-pending repair work in October 2024, but paused it midway due to rising pollution levels and subsequent enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) to mitigate dust in Delhi-NCR. Traffic Police said they have made all necessary arrangements and deployed at least 50 additional staffers at the flyover to regulate traffic flow. 'The work had stopped due to the election, model code of conduct and some weather conditions. Then fresh permissions were sought for traffic restrictions before starting work,' a PWD official said. The Sarita Vihar flyover, which connects Delhi with Noida in Uttar Pradesh, Faridabad in Haryana and pockets of southeast Delhi, will undergo its first major repair in 24 years. The flyover is located on the Mathura Road. PWD had announced it would undertake repairs in 2023, but work has been delayed multiple times over the past two years due to a multitude of issues, such as untimely publication of traffic diversion advertisements in newspapers leading to withdrawal of clearance from traffic police, Lok Sabha elections, Kawar Yatra and rising pollution. After pausing work last October, PWD shut parts of the flyover for repair work. The first phase of the repairs is complete, said PWD officials, citing repairs on the carriageway from Ashram to Badarpur. Alternative routes announced According to information shared by the traffic police, people travelling from Badarpur in southeast Delhi to south Delhi and onwards to Faridabad, will face traffic congestion near Mathura Road. A senior police officer said that hour-long jams may be recorded in areas of Sarita Vihar, New Friends Colony, Okhla, and Govindpuri. Alternative routes announced as Sarita Vihar flyover to undergo major repair work.(HT) In an advisory, the Delhi Traffic Police said that the carriageway from Badarpur to Ashram will remain closed and asked commuters to avoid the affected stretch. The police said, 'Vehicles moving from Badarpur border and heading towards Ashram via Mathura Road may use two alternate routes.' Commuters from Badarpur border can use the MB Road to move towards Pul Prahladpur and Lal Kuan, and then make a right towards Maa Anandmai Marg, Crowne Plaza, Govindpuri, and further use the Modi Mill flyover to reach the Mathura Road and then Ashram. The police said that besides, commuters can also use the slip road adjacent to the Sarita Vihar flyover, turn left for Okhla, move towards Crowne Plaza and onwards to Govindpuri, where they can turn right towards the Modi Mill flyover to reach Mathura Road. Traffic officials said movement of heavy and commercial vehicles on Mathura Road from Badarpur towards Sarita Vihar flyover will be restricted. Motorists have been facing traffic woes in and around Kalindi Kunj, Mathura Road and Sarita Vihar due to curbs imposed for the Kanwar Yatra over the past week. The repair work will further exacerbate motoring issues for two more weeks. Ananya Sen, 29, who works near Moolchand Hospital, said, 'We have already been facing problems because of the Kanwar route. I have to go to Sarita Vihar and there's absolutely no traffic management by the police. This is going to be the same as when government was repairing Chilla flyover. We will have to suffer 1-2 hours waiting in cars or autos...'
Time of India
23-07-2025
- Time of India
3 kawariyas from Hisar and Fatehabad die in separate accidents, 1 injured
1 2 3 Hisar: Three young kawariyas from Hisar and Fatehabad districts lost their lives in separate road accidents during their pilgrimage, while one youth sustained injuries. The deceased have been identified as 24-year-old Rahul from Thakur Basti (Fatehabad), 18-year-old Deepak from Umra village (Hansi, Hisar), and 19-year-old Rajan from Krishna Colony (Hansi, Hisar). The injured youth is Gulshan, a resident of Fatehabad. According to the family of Rahul, he and Gulshan departed from Fatehabad for Haridwar on July 18 to fetch kawar. While returning on Tuesday morning near Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, their vehicle suddenly braked, causing both to fall. They were rushed to the hospital, where Rahul succumbed to his injuries. The family has raised concerns over the circumstances of his death and has demanded a thorough investigation. Deepak, a Class 11 student at the Sainik School in Umra village, left for Gomukh on July 14 with his maternal cousins for the Kawar Yatra. While returning on July 20, he was waiting by the roadside amid a heavy traffic jam in the Garam Chashma area of Uttarkashi district. There was no barricading at the spot, and he accidentally slipped, falling into a gorge approximately 1,100 feet deep. His body was recovered after a two-day operation by the NDRF and SDRF teams and was later handed over to his family after post-mortem examination. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Investire per il futuro? Inizia da qui eToro Click Here Undo In another incident, Rajan was reportedly riding a motorcycle carrying kawar towards Hansi when he was hit from behind near Majra Pyaau village by a speeding vehicle. Eyewitnesses claimed the vehicle also belonged to fellow kawariyas. However, amid the chaos, no one could record the vehicle's registration number. MSID:: 122860748 413 |
